Communications Manager - Canada - Facing History

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Are you ready to make a real impact on the future of young people all around the world?

Bring your skills and talents to Facing History & Ourselves, where we support teachers and their students in building a world of knowledge, compassion, justice, and equity. Facing History's mission is to use lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate. We started in a single classroom in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1976. Now we partner with over 300,000 educators from around the world who have joined our network. Our professional development and curricular materials are proven to improve classroom outcomes for teachers and students. Facing History believes that students can become upstanders in their communities—with the right encouragement and preparation. Our approach combines intellectual rigor with social emotional learning and ethical reflection to motivate students to positively engage in their communities. Our values speak volumes. Take a look at our five guiding values and consider how they align with your own principles. We're not just hoping for a better future, it's a goal we're actively working toward every day.

Open Positions

Bring your diverse perspectives, skills, and talents to Facing History & Ourselves. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants. If you have a disability and need accommodation during the application or recruitment process, please contact us .

Position: Communications Manager (Areas of Focus: Social Media, Executive Communications, Media Relations)

Reports to: Director of Communications

Status: Full Time; Exempt

Location: US Based Home Office

We are seeking a marketing communications professional with deep social media and executive communications experience to supercharge our brand communications. The successful candidate has excelled in creative, narrative, non-profit and business communications. This is an exciting opportunity for a versatile writer with strong social media management skills to support the mission of a leading education non-profit in a variety of ways including making a meaningful contribution to amplifying our brand voice and increasing our reach.

The role of the Communications Manager is a highly collaborative position who partners with team members, as well as senior executives, other staff and contractors to deliver industry leading results for the organization.

Applicants will be asked to submit a portfolio of work with at least 2 types of writing samples.

Candidates should expect and be prepared to commit to quarterly air travel for in-person activities.

Facing History & Ourselves is a global education non-profit organization that challenges teachers and students to use lessons of history to stand up to bigotry and hate.

Who We Are: Facing History & Ourselves uses lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate. For more than 40 years, Facing History has provided a transformative experience for educators and their students, and the mindsets and skills we foster — empathy for others, critical thinking, moral reasoning, and sense of agency — help to create a world guided by knowledge and compassion. The world is in dire need of this kind of education and our goal over the next three years is to increase our impact as an organization by expanding and deepening our engagement with educators, schools, and districts. Facing History operates from 9 offices in the United States, Canada, and the UK, includes 185+ staff members, and maintains a budget approaching $40 million.

The Facing History Marketing and Communications Team is composed of 14 staff members who lead the organization's marketing, communications, brand, and public relations strategy.

Specific Responsibilities Include:

Manage and execute organization's social media channels, including drafting, posting, monitoring and improving (60%)

Copywriter for senior executive leadership communications including thought leadership articles, monthly leadership newsletter, conference applications and preparation (30%)

Support earned media strategy, track earned media mentions, brief and prep Facing History leaders, educators, and students for media engagement (15%)

Collaborate with team members to build & maintain the content team editorial calendar to ensure communications are consistent with organization's objectives, tone and voice (5%)

Manage a variety of short and long-term projects related to Marketing and Communications.

Essential Skills and Qualities:

Facing History understands that restrictive job requirements may exclude historically marginalized groups from applying to jobs for which they are qualified. We take an equitable and holistic screening approach. If you feel you have demonstrated experience and expertise relevant to perform this role, please don't hesitate to apply

Minimum of 3+ years experience in social media management, executive communications, and/or media relations a must

A strong understanding of writing for digital platforms including websites, Instagram, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter)

Excellent versatile writer with a dynamic, flexible voice

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and tasks

Adept at using technology, especially Google suite of applications

Ability to maintain focus, motivation and communication with others in a remote environment

Proactive self-starter; strong attention to detail; experience working in a busy hybrid/mostly remote work environment a plus

Solutions focused individual who is comfortable asking questions, searching for answers, and gaining clarity when needed

Passion for Facing History's mission

Can drive ideation and execution based on data and organizational priorities

Ability to work independently and as a member of a team

Strong analytic and systems thinking

Ability to coordinate and manage complex cross-functional projects with multiple competing priorities or perspectives

Ability to manage ambiguity, risk, and changing direction of projects and strategies

Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and management skills and high professional standards for work quality

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in the K-12 education sector

Experience working with national or international non-profit organizations

Bachelor's degree or higher

Benefits Summary: In addition to meaningful and rewarding work, Facing History provides an excellent and competitive compensation and benefits package including medical with a health reimbursement account, dental, vision, life & AD&D, long-term & short-term disability insurance, 403(B) retirement plan with a discretionary organizational contribution, generous paid time off, an employee assistance program, travel assistance plan, pre-tax commuter spending accounts, flexible spending accounts, voluntary Colonial Life group plans, robust wellness programs through, aHealthyMe & weekly virtual yoga and meditation, WellCents 403(B) advisement, and a friendly work environment.

Facing History values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status and record of arrest or conviction, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Facing History's Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion . At Facing History, we honor and value the uniqueness of each and every human being. Our strength as an organization that provides and distributes educational content and pedagogy to teachers across the globe is directly tied to our diversity of staff, leadership, educators, students, scholars, and volunteers. Our commitment is to treat individuals with dignity and to build and maintain a community of full participation, inclusive of the voices, needs, and contributions of all. As an organization, we are deeply aware of the legacies of injustices that persist in society and in the workplace, and we value and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in their association with excellence.

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states and provinces across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada are represented across our staff.

Our Recruitment Process

Application

Candidates will complete an initial application and will submit a cover letter and resume.

Initial Interview

Candidates moving to this stage will engage in a one-way initial screening interview, often with HR, to share more about their candidacy.

Candidates moving to this stage will meet with Hiring Managers to participate in a more detailed interview to assess skill set.

For many manager and above level interviews, candidates move to a panel interview which includes the Hiring Manager, cross-functional colleagues, and/or other members of the team.

Final Interview

Candidates invited to this final interview stage will engage in an interview with a Chief Officer or Department lead.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB)

Facing History is an equal opportunity employer. Our strength as an organization is directly tied to the diversity of our staff, leadership, educators, students, scholars, and volunteers. We strongly encourage each member of our community to be intentional and self-reflective in their attitudes toward others. This intentionality not only makes for a safer, happier, and more vibrant workplace, but it reflects the ethical framework of the content we produce for teachers and students. Our continued dedication to DEIB includes facilitating group learning journeys throughout the year and making space for optional employee affinity groups. Together we show grace and support to ourselves and our colleagues so that we can all contribute in ways which are meaningful and rewarding.

Facing History offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package to foster an inclusive environment for all. We value the skills and experience of each individual who works here and are committed to pay transparency, pay equity and employee growth and development. We are proud to provide best-in-class benefits that allow us to attract, recruit, retain and reward the talent that support our mission and vision. In addition to medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, we offer generous PTO and flexibility to balance family and personal needs. Our thriving culture is centered around opportunities for learning and development, social events, and our shared commitment to our mission and one another.

Benefits Overview

Health

Facing History offers a competitive benefits portfolio to eligible staff including:

• Medical
• Company sponsored Health Reimbursement Account
• Vision
• Life and Disability Coverage
• TouchCare Employee Concierge Service
• Health Care & Dependent Care Spending Accounts

Financial Wellbeing

Our goal is to help you prepare for your financial future through:

• 403 (b) Retirement Plan
• 5% Employer Discretionary Contribution
• WellCents
• Work from home stipend and pre-tax commuter benefits

Wellness & Life balance

How you show up to do your work is of utmost importance to us. We have engaged programs that will provide you with the support you need along the way.

• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee-led Resource Groups (ERGs)
• AhealthyMe Wellness Rewards Program
• Culture Club
• Weekly zoom yoga/meditation sessions
• Generous vacation and paid time off, including caregiver and LOA benefits, paid holidays (including a generous Winter Break), sick time, vacation and personal days.

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